Police have cordoned off roads around the station in Islington. Image via: Tara Mikhael's Twitter account (@Taramikhael)

 

LONDON: British police said they carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package near London?s Angel underground station on Wednesday before allowing the station to reopen.

Earlier, London?s transport authority said the station was closed while authorities responded to a security alert outside.

"Got told to run from Angel by police and heard 2 explosions," Twitter user Mason Moore said, advising others to "avoid [the] area".

Britain is at its second-highest level of security alert after several attacks in the country in recent months.